Awning fixture



Dec. 16, 1930.

F. E MARKERT AWNING FIXTURE Filed March 6, 1930 INVENTI OR 5M By Attorneys, Q

FRE ERICK E; MARKERTi-wOfF IBOQGOTA, NEW 'J ERSE QAssiGNo ETo'Jom BOYLE Sz .COIM- r iIY, INCORPORATED; 01*. NEW! 303K,

AWNING FIXTURE i: V

' This inventien relzttes to aniinprqyd awn ing fixture z daptedtobe ieadily'applied to .a bent rpdto be used'a-s an awning frame and serve as a means whereby a spearhead For 5 other appropriate oriiamental device may be ecured t9 the frame at each ofthe ayv'n mg.

- e simple fixtiire'which'mey be used "at either a ynigig framewith the 'set sCreyiatthe top.

fen-c1 e; ram eh f' h b W ih'ftheidd 1'rna,y'be threaded sq' that .the "fixture" he slipped ever either end (if the rod and moved theregiiong withiii (the 1 pefeket 1 in the previded to receive the "(rd by which? the frame is raised; Another ehjectfof "the 'i'nsomewhat greater than half thefdieirleiter Q f th l f di w e byh 1 y h d mp d between) the setscreyy and the-fixture:

pes'edth'realded bpenings"for the sets'crew V I the usual scalloped, edging 24. r

the devicemay be used et eitherjendhffthe In the ac c'empaiiying' drawings illustrat I ef bt pee ed nd: mo ifiedifo m we Fi ure 1 is" e'perspeetiyezviewtpf;an awnatelyfeboye the a ning fra'm iii V sectieni alpng iih e' the direction indiceted (One object of the 'inyelition is tejgpreyide narrows.

iin s s biri Sinthedireetfin'indiceted by the arrows; i

,Fig. 6 isa plan viewbfa portion of the left endofthe awning framefia-nd a,hbri-y"' 'zor ltel sedtibnal yieW bf'thefiixtui e; indiet-' 'ing thein'anner "in which the rod may be threaded "through ihdfixture, thus p'erniitting' the fiXtiire to be. moved alongQ the red;

and aroi nd'thel bend at its ahgltqthefioda sitionindicated in Fig.2

FigyT'se horizontal"cross sectidnaiView through fixture of medified formf ,.;Fig.f8 is a; ertical Crdss-setioiifll yiew, I through a portion of the awning, sndewn ing ire-me "'ailongflthe' line"' 8 8 "ref- Fig.- .2

yiewed; in the direetien indicated hy the,

'7 Referring first to Fig.1 "and 2, the awning v 20 m'ay-be'supported in tiny appropriate man neret thetop andfrnayihave the usiialp'oeket nearthe bbttom tefrec'eiye a 13111522, which may cem prise a sirnple rbd of eircular form in cross-seetien havinghendsf2 3 f23" between its, center and opposite "ends tbf form the manner of forming the u pocket 21 for the vframe 22 isfindic-atedin. detail in Fig. 18. The a ning, if desired, may be p'revidedwith threaded arid eappedwithfittings 25 having eyes 26theredn by Whieh the frame mayb W3 1 X U QS f any suitpivotelly'secnred t9 The stitching 27 along iipper margin of the poeket fortl ieirafne22 is usually 'o'mit ted'for shert' spacefne'areach end ei the awningso'es t0 provideropenings 28 (Figs.

derneaththe npper portion of the etvs'ming.

"iThe invention new to he desribed coniprises a fixture 29' Which may be applied t0 e'ithero f the hendsf23f23fl'es a means Wheret angles at thecornerls. (bf-the awning. One

. i so :The end of the frame-22am cbinnionlyby a, spearheadbr othersnitzib1ebrna1nenta1 f device 30'may"be secured to the frameat veither end of the awning Thisfi ture the preferredforni of which is illustrated 'in it possible to threadthe rodthrough thefix tureas indicated inFig/fi, and p'assithefix lture -a:l ong the rod through the pocket 2l1to' Fig. 3, is an angular device having one leg 31 to be applied to one leg of the angle of the awning frame at the bend 23, and another leg 32 to be applied to the other leg of the awning frame. Described in general terms, the leg 31 of the fixture may .beoi any suitable form to make cont iqli with the awning frame and determine its position in one direction. 'The leg 32 may be of anys'uitable formftobe applied to' theother; leg oftthe awning frame and determine the ipo-sitionbf the fixture in another direction; As herein disclosed, the leg 31 isof'tubular form hav' ing a frontportion 33 (Fig. 4) which may serve as a saddleto straddle the adjacent part a {of the frame:22. The leg32 isa-lso in the form of a saddle 34 (Fig; 5) to "straddletheiadjaicentpart of the rod or frame 22.,-

a n is important that the two legs 31,32,015 the fixture be ofsomesuch formfas to make thepositionlindicated in Figs.y2'and It is for this reason that one 0'1"- legs, leg 32in the .form' of the invention illustrated in' Fig; 3, should beopen along one side inst ead 'of being tubularlikelthe legl l, :Tli portance. of thushaving atfleast one oftth'e 1 turetothe frame as indicated in Figs. 3 and legsopjen is clearly indicated in Fig. i

()ne'satisfactorymeans oif securing l e 'fiire Lmay comprise a set screw35cin a threaded opening 36 tapped in a boss extending up-.

wardly from the top-surfaceof the leg 31 of .tlie'fix'ture T The axis ofthis set screw should i 1* be substantially at right angles to aplane'de terminedby the ax'esof the two legstof the fixture; and theaxis of the screw should be spacedfroin the inner surface ofthe front wallbf said leg 31 a distance somewhat greater than half the diameter oftherod 22,

whereby the-screw will make contact" with therod at apoint intermediate its center and its inner surface, thus causing the rod to be firmly clamped between the screwand the wall ofthesaddlerlike portion 33YotthefiX- ture, asbest illustrated in Fi'g. s

.,c In order that the same fixture mayfbe used at either-endof the awning and secured by a a set screw havm'g its threaded end extending upwardly so as to be, insertedand removed through the openings 28 (Figsll and 2) of the awning, the leg 31 0f the fixture Amay be providedwith asecond threaded openingf36. f

in a; boss 37 lcicateddirectly v opposite to the hreaded opening 36 in the boss 37., If there fore, the fixture is applied to the right'end of the awning-frame, :the set s'crew 35. maybe inserted in theopening 36",: instead of in the opening 36; so that its threaded end will be exposed atthe topofthe fixture as indicated in Fig Q. Asthus constructed the two fixtures used at the opposite ends of an awning are identical, yet the set screw ineachfigrture may be properly positioned V for access through the pockets 28, I

The fixture 29 and spearhead or other ornament 30 may be provided with any appropriate fastening elementswhereby they may be securedtogether. fIIlthQfOIIIl-Of the invention illustratechinjFig' 3 the fixture is.

providedwith 'athreaded lug 3S adapted to be passed through 'an'eyelet 39 in theawning and the; spearhead 30 "is iprovidediiwith "a threaded socket L0 to receive the lug; When the spearhead is 'screwed onto the lug 38 of the l iXture, the eyelet" 39 will be tightly clamped between the adjacent surfaces so as to prevent dustg moi'sture, etc. from entering the pocketinjthe awning forjthe frame, 2-2.

In'Fig.'7 of the drawing is disclosed a modified form of the invention in which the fix turecisprovided with athreaded opening 38 adaptedl for usewhen the spearhead orother ornament tojbe secured to the frame is providedwith a correspondingly threaded lug instead ofa socket. .1;

It ,willbe ap arent theiriventioi may freadilybe applied-toawnings alreadyin'vuse as Well as to: those newly manufactured, since they mayi befadded by Vmerelyunscrewin gfthe capsj2 5 fromthe "ends of the frame, slipping the. fixtures over the ends. Oren frames n ea them along" the rodsithrough the, pocket$,2 1, t'o and around the bends23,,23 offthefr'aine to the positions indicated in Fig. 2; and they may be secured' yinSertingtheset screws through '7 the ,pockets 28 The; awning may then be perforated and supplied with eyelets 39 through which the spearheads" or" other ornaments vand the fixturesxmay befsecuredtogether by any (appropriate fastening means;

The inventi nisnot intended to be limited tothe specific forms herein selected for purposesjof illustratiombut. should be regarded as; including modifications and variations a 1. An iawning fixture comprising an 1 anguthereof wihin the scope of appended I lar device adapted to be secured to, the bent portion of; a rod to beiused'l as an awning frame, fsaid'fixture having a saddle-like leg to straddle the outer surface of one .leg'ofthe a frame at the bend, stop to make contact with an'd'determinethe postion ofthe fixture with re'spectto 't'heother legfof the *frame at the bend ,ragseparate fastening element, adapt- 'ed to be "readily made effective or ineffective at will; by which t e "saddle-like-leg maybe straddle the outer surface of one legof the frame at the bend, a second saddle-likeleg to.

I embrace the inner surface of theother leg of r the frame at the bend,a fastening elementto clamp the fixture to the rod, and'a fastening element whereby an ornamental device may 1 be secured to-the fixture.

3. An awning fixture, as definedby claim having, as its rod-clamping fastening ele I ment, a set screw of which theaxis is perpendicular to a plane determined by the axes 7 i v of the two saddle-like legs-of the fixture, said set screw being located in one of said saddle like legs with its center, spaced from the inner surface of the leg a distance slightly greater than the diameter of the rod on which the fixture is to be used, whereby'the rod may be firmly clamped in said leg by the set screw. 4:. An awning fixture comprising'an anguj lar device having one tubular. leg and one saddle-shaped leg adapted to be threaded .on and around the bent portion of a rod to be used as an awning frame, a set screw in said tubular leg having its axis perpendiculartoa; plane determined by the axes of the two legs. of'the fixture, the axis of saidset screw being V spaced from the innersurfaceof the outer "wall of said tubular leg a distance slightly greater than half the diameter of the rod on which the fixture-is to be used, whereby the p v rod may be firmly clamped between'the set; Y

screw and the outer Wall ofsaid tubularleg,

and a fastening element whereby "an orna-' mental device may be secured to the fixture; 5.-An awning fixture; comprising an angular device oftubular from adapted'to encircle and be moved along abent rod tobe used a, d as an awning frame, from one end to and around the bend in the rod at the corresp0nd= legs of the rod near said bend, a set screwhaving its axis perpendicular to f'a plane deter mined by the axes of thelegs ofthe fixture, i said set screw being located inoneof saidlegsj'- with its center spaced from itsrodbontact ing surface adistance'slightly greater-than half the'diameter of the rod so that the rod may be firmly clamped in thelegfby the set screw, and a fastening element whereby an 1 ornamental device may be securedto the fix ture.

6. An awning fixture, as defined by claim r 5, having oppositely-disposedthreaded open- J ings for its set screw, so that theifixture may r be used at opposite ends of an awning frame by inserting the screw in the appropriate opening.

my name.

FREDERICK E. MARKERT.

111g end of the frame, said. fixture having two 7 legs to make contact respectivelywith the witness whereof, I ha -h t Signed- 

